The desks, like the walls, have an unfinished, rough around the edges, charm to them.

Exposed pipes bring some color to the office.

Yup, they look pretty cool.

CEO Doug Imbruce welcomed us and demo'd Qwiki's new self-publishing product. Millions of Qwiki videos have been added to its database. They answer everything from "Who is Barack Obama?" to "How can I wear white on white?"

She sits next to Navin Thukkaram, Qwiki's COO.

He is kind of the sheriff around here. He got the props during a company party and he showed off his badge.

Rasmus Knutsson, originally from Sweden, is Qwiki's Creative Director. He lived in London before joining Qwiki in Palo Alto and then moved with it to New York. There's only one Qwiki employee left in San Francisco.